Rother Valley Country Park – Great Central Railway Greenway loop from Killamarsh

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Rotherham

Wales

Rother Valley Country Park – Great Central Railway Greenway loop from Killamarsh

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Rother Valley Country Park – Great Central Railway Greenway loop from Killamarsh

02:23

35.3km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.63 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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846 m

Footbridge at Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Structure

An interesting cable-stayed footbridge over the river Rother near the northern lake in Rother Valley Country Park. The bridge was designed in the 1980's to withstand bank subsidence. It connects the country park with the Waleswood area.

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1.86 km

Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Lake

Rother Valley Country Park is composed of four lakes, nature reserves and areas of parkland. The park was built on land that was open cast for coal, with the main …

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2.12 km

Entrance to Rother Valley Country Park

Highlight • Trail

Route from TPT in to Rother Valley

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2.87 km

Great Central Railway Greenway

Highlight • Trail

Amazing Gravel motorway, great way to avoid the road at speed.

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5.75 km

Bridport Colliery Marker, Shirebrook Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Lovely bit of gravel. There are a few tracks that crisscross the park. It was built on the site of an old Industrial brown field site that included Birley East Colliery.

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9.66 km

Smelter Wood

Forest

15.9 km

Grey to Green Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

Sheffield's newest stretch of traffic-free, segregated cycle lane along the side of the Don is much nicer than the old road system that used to be there.

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18.7 km